Softbank, Sprint Pledge Not to Use Huawei, U.S. Lawmaker Says

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The U.S. government should block acquisitions or mergers by Huawei and ZTE Corp., China’s two largest phone-equipment makers, Representative Mike Rogers said in an e-mailed committee said a report in October. It said the companies’ equipment can provide an opening for Chinese intelligence services to use U.S. telecommunications networks for spying.